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Originally Posted by whpalmer4
What sorts of things do you need reminders about where this double entry is helpful?
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Lots of stuff. Things that involve other people, things that have to happen at a specific time. I put due dates on some things just so they stay fresh for me when using my "due soon" perspective, but let's face it, some things HAVE to get done at certain times and maybe I'd like to know one hour, one day, 30 minutes beforehand depending on what it is
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I get time-based notifications of impending due items on my iPhone and iPad all the time with the OmniFocus Reminders calendar. Now, I don't get the option of different lead times for each item, that's true,
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Right. That's my point. I a) don't want my calendar cluttered with everything in OF, and b) would like flexible notifications. Also, c) I don't need to have reminders popping off for every task that comes due. I don't think this is a very unusual request.
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the question is whether that's the best use of the available development resources.
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I'm just stating what I would find useful. Let's leave it up to the developers to prioritize their time without questioning what is the "best" use of their resources.
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Just pointing out that some other app has more customizable alerts doesn't really paint a compelling picture of how such a feature would improve OmniFocus.
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Well, it's not going to be compelling to you because, as you said above, you don't need alerts, or are satisfied with the way they work now, right? That's great, I'm glad you're satisfied. I'm pointing out something that people besides you may well find useful. See also the other replies in this thread.
As for the reason I pointed out that other apps offer timed alerts, I was mainly responding to the FAQ (this page:
http://www.omnigroup.com/products/om...hone/support/_
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Why don't you have sync over the USB cable, or timed alerts, or color-coded badges on the app icon, or rich text, or [other obviously useful but absent feature]? These are all limitations of the iPhone platform, not design choices.
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...which seems a bit misleading. After all, like I said above, other apps offer timed alerts independent of network access -- so it's clearly possible.
And like I've said above -- flexible, local alerts just doesn't seem like a very unusual feature to have in a task management system. Much simpler (and let's say it: less expensive) apps have them, so I just can't see why I have to go through some complicated calendar scheme (and clutter everything in the process) to be reminded of a particular task that's coming due.